Fastening device for horses



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J. W. BED-RIDGE.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR HORSES. $10,249,748. Patented Nov. 22,1881.

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UNrrED STATES PAT NT OFFICE.

JAMES ll. ELDRIDGE, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,748, dated November 22, 1881.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES W.ELDR1DGE, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteningsfor Horses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,whereby a person skilled in the art can make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My improvement relates to a novel device for attaching a horse or other animal to a post or ring, which can be securely locked, so that the horse cannot be removed or stolen without being unlocked or a great amount of force used to break theattachments.

The object of my invention is to provide a means for securing horses, when left hitched in the street or stable, from being stolen or used without theknowledge or consentof the owner.

In the accompanying drawing, illustrating my invention, A shows the head and neck of a horse secured to a post by my improved device.

B is the post to which the animal is hitched.

C is a chain, having one end turned-into a loop, C, and the links solidly secured by welding. At the other end of the chain there is a padlock,D, having a loop opposite to the hasp, which is securely welded into the last link of the chain 0.

around the animals neck and not slip over the head. It is provided at its ends with the rings E andE of sufficient size to admit the hasp of the padlock D.

F is a leather covering for the chain E. This prevents the mane and hair upon the neck from being worn by the chain, and is also more ornamental. A flat strap can be attached to its inner side, if desired, the chain being required only for strength.

The operation of my improved device for fastening is as follows: The padlock being unlocked, the loop end of the chain 0 is passed through a hole or ring in the post, and then the padlock is passed through the loop. The chain E is then placed around the animals neck and thepadlock-hasp passed through its two rings and locked.

It will be observed that the padlock secures the whole apparatus, so that it must be unlocked or some part forcibly broken before the animal can be released.

What I claim as my invention is- In a fastening device for animals, the chain C, provided with the loop C at one end, and having the padlock D secured to the other, in combination with the chain E, provided with the rings E E at its ends, substantially as described.

JAMES YV. ELDR-IDGE.

Witnesses:

CHAS. L. BURDETT, THEO. G. ELLrs. 

